Well, you stay classy because it's the right thing to do, more than anything.

Well, "Lip" is short for "Phillip", so that's probably what you're thinking of.

It's "Lip", not "Flip". Jeez, get your hotties straight. ; )

That was awesome.

AC/D She, all the way.

My daughters got to see a Disney movie where the prince doesn't save jack shit.

Yeah, I agree, there's a difference. You know that part of the state is where Brandon Teena was killed, just 15 miles from where Larry is from, and so there's a really graphic example of how people who are different can be treated. So it's beyond just rural vs. urban, I agree - it also includes local cultural…

I think I didn't know because I really don't spend that much time thinking about Larry's impact on our culture. I'm too obsessed with Jay-Z.

Yeah, I agree and like I say, I know it's fake.

Not disagreeing with the hucksterism, but in fairness to Larry the Cable guy, he's from a part of Nebraska that's pretty close to Missouri. That part of the state always feels a little South-ish to me. He grew up on a hog farm. I know the accent is fake, but it's not like, super fake. I can do a pretty good…

Yeah, you can only get away with it if you're passing through. Or if that dude just sold you futures on cattle that don't exist.

The Patriarchy lifted it's index finger toward me as our pickups passed each other at 50 mph on a gravel road. I did not raise my index finger.

Beyonce loves her family.

You mean you consider someone who literally calls himself Ike Turner on his wife's track to be problematic?

Thank you!

Thanks for writing this. As recently as five years ago my gay friends were still saying "tranny". It's only through online feminism* that I've learned it's not ok.

Right, so disrupting the dichotomy could be good for everyone. Not really my fight, I'm just an ally.

Good idea. Field research.

To what extent is "top or bottom" an outmoded binary opposition?

Every time we hang out, Burt, I can smell Loni Manderson's perfume. Drives me CRAY CRAY!!